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Which came first: Kermit the Frog or To Kill a Mockingbird?

Kermit the Frog came first, in 1955 (first appears). To Kill a Mockingbird followed 5 years later, in 1960 (published).

  1. First1955

    Kermit the Frog

    character · first appears

    Jim Henson made the first Kermit the Frog in 1955 from his mother's old coat.

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  2. Second1960

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    book · published

    To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.